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by Meghan Miller thresher staff Starting in the fall, a new Autry Court uniform policy will take effect, Student and Recreational Centers Director Boyd Beckwith said. Beckwith recently took over the administration of campus recreational facilities, when the reorganization of the Kinesiology Department was announced at the beginning of this semester. The facilities include Autry Court and the pool. Student Activities Director Mona Hicks said she and Beckwith would work to allow students to wear their own clothing when exercising in Autry Court. "The move will continue to go forward to get rid of those stanky uniforms," Hicks said Monday at the Student Association meeting. The Kinesiology Department announced in November that uniforms would become optional for people using gym facilities, but the change was postponed when facility supervision duties were transferred to Student Affairs. The main reason for the mandatory uniform policy is safety, Beckwith said. Uniforms provide a way to separate people outside the Rice community who might cause a security threat from Rice-affiliated people who are using the facilities. The current focus of the group looking into the policy is to find a different form of identification that is also cost effective. "I don't know that we can go completely away from the uniform," Beckwith said. There is a possibility that part of the uniform, maybe just the shirt or a wristband, will still be required. "We are looking at cost options, certainly you cannot reuse wristbands. With 6,000 people going through the facility a week, we're doing some cost analysis," Beckwith said. Beckwith also said the number of supervisory employees at Autry Court will increase to "make sure that everyone is where they are supposed to be."
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